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TIL that 'Eigengrau' is the name of the gray color humans see in the absence of light

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R5gwl TIL it's possible to have foie gras without force feeeding geese. A farm harvests wild geese that show up to eat fallen acorns and olives once a year, the high fat content allows the wild geese to developed enlarged livers.
WW74 TIL that in July 1917, the “Red Baron” sustained a head wound during aerial combat that knocked him unconscious. As his plane was spinning back to Earth, he came to and was able to make a rough landing.
9w087 TIL that there was once a breed of dog called a "turnspit dog" that was bred to run on a wheel, to turn meat cooking over a fire.
GGL7 TIL that even in today’s sitcoms, a large percentage of the people in the laugh-track have since passed away. Meaning that we watch comedies marked by the laughter of dead people.
dD8ej TIL in the 70's and 80's, dead acidic lakes were fairly common in the US, Europe and Canada because of acid rain. The acidity in lakes killed all microbes and aquatic life, resulting in crystal clear water that allowed the lake bottom to be visible.